HJ
Cycling in Scotland
- Location
- Auld Reekie
Drivers fined for getting too close to cyclists, unfortunately not here, but given that our politicians love to ape the Americans, maybe they will copy this new law in Illinois. Here's to hoping!
HLaB said:a country where over 25% carry a gun (90 per every 100 people )
Is that not what I actually saidskrx said:That's 90 guns per 100 people. Not 90 percent of people owning a gun, and certainly not 90% of people carrying a gun. (Though I expect the USA is high on the list for both those statistics too.)
over 25% carry a gun
HLaB said:Is that not what I actually said
On averagejonny jeez said:so 25 people own 3.79 guns each?
is 'collector' a euphemism for Charlton Hestonor 1 owns 65 (a collector perhaps) and 25 others own one each
HLaB said:Cyclists in the USA seem to have to put up with some amount of cr@p, somebody posted this on the net last week, its nothing other than intimidating but it sure would have intimidated me in a country where over 25% carry a gun (90 per every 100 people )
downfader said:I have read letters and comments on line by both Americans and Australians saying how they should basically be allowed to run a cyclist over. All for slowing them down for a few seconds.
I'd love to go in the ring with these prats. Havent boxed for years but I'm pretty sure I could knock some sense into 90% of these larda***es. Or have fun trying.
downfader said:I have read letters and comments on line by both Americans and Australians saying how they should basically be allowed to run a cyclist over. All for slowing them down for a few seconds.
I'd love to go in the ring with these prats. Havent boxed for years but I'm pretty sure I could knock some sense into 90% of these larda***es. Or have fun trying.
Kaipaith said:I think this post speaks volumes about human nature.
marzjennings said:The problem, here in the US, with offering resolution through knocking some sense into 'em is they'll just shoot you before you get close enough to apply the first lesson.
And you've gotta watch the larda***es as they have plenty of places to hid a gun.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/20301265/detail.html
downfader said:I'm not talking about road-side fighting, more an organised "satisfaction" like the old days. Heres a day, plonk them in the ring with someone to champion themselves or another. Its a daft fantasy revenge I know.
That link is awesome btw! Once heard that someone lost a remote for the telly in a similar fashion
marzjennings said:It's not a bad idea, I had a geology teacher who thought the same. If boys want to fight then lets put a ring up in the gym, give 'em a pair of gloves and have at it. I guess it worked because it was amazing how many kids backed down from a public fight and would rather talk through any problems.
Still wouldn't work in the US, because as Chris Rock said,"You got a gun, you don't have to work out."
I like Houston because of some of really big people. At 16 stone I'm officially svelte compared to everyone else.